1929-08-02 — Page 1

NEW 1929

GRAHAM-PAIGE

SEDAN and TOURING MODELS

Touring from $2,300-Sedan from $2,550,

Sole Distributors for Hong Kong &

South China:

KOTEGATE & CO.

Chen

China Mail

BLISHED

大英月二號

嚴拜五行 中華民國已巳年六月廿七日

Pedder Building, 3rd floor.

1845

i

Telephones C. 93 and C. 741.

No. 27,247

HONG KONG

FRIDAY, AUGUST

1929

"RED THURSDAY" A "THUNDERBOLT ?" SIR R. BADEN POWELL “GRAF ZEPPELIN”

IN COLONY SIX ARRESTS

COMMUNIST "LITERATURE" & CARTOONS

SUPPOSED LEADER DETAINED

"Ited Thursday" passed off gufet- ly yesterday with an absence of de- monstrations, thanks to the vigll ance of the Police who took every precaution to curb Communist ac- tivities here.

ASIATIC BUILDING'S LIFT STOPPED

SPARKS IN TELEPHONE

What many thought for certain to be a "thunderbolt" was heard. and even "seen"in the centre of the business section of the city at about 12.30 p.m. to-day.

HONOURED

A BARON

PRINCE OF WALES AT THE JAMBOREE

A SPLENDID · GIFT ̈

What probably occurred was Lt.-General Sir Robert Baden that there was a particularly vic-Powell has been created. lent thunderclap which did make Baren." its effect felt.

Chief Scout's Career

a

TWO STOWAWAYS JUMP ON

·BOARD

ONE STILL ON LINER

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar on- demand, to-day was 1/11 3/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month,

CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY

BASIS FOR TALK

SINO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS NOW IMPROVE

PRELIMINARY NEGOTIATION

regard

to the

"Your Eyes Are Safe With Us"

N. LAZARUS Hong Kong's Only European Optleinn

Established Over Forty Years). Manager: RALPH A. COOPER,

Registered Optometrist by Canadian

Govt. Exam. F.IO. (London) (Personal. Attention).

K.F.C. CONCERT

ASSISTING THE WATER PROBLEM

TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME

GREAT BRITAIN AND SOVIET

THE CONVERSATIONS

COME TO AN UNSUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION

London, Yesterday

[Contributed.] Two intending stowaways sp-

The Kowloon C.C. have con- parently jumped on the Graf

tributed gallantly towards the Zeppelin e she was leaving the

water emergency by announcing

OFFICIAL STATEMENTS shed yesterday morning. A New

an open air concert on three suc York report that desirelees

Peking, Yesterday. cessive Saturdaya, and their

London, Yesterday. message from the Associated Press According to a reliable report efforts have been rewarded by M. Dovgalevsky left for Paris to correspondent aboard the airship from Manchull, the Sino-Russo torrential rains, which have had day, having completed his mission says that Dr. Eckener told him preliminary negotiation has re- the effect of entirely disposing of to London which, according to The first lift (on entering the

[Lt-General Lord Baden-Powell that the stowaway who leapt sulted in a better understanding the Water Emergency Committee, Moscow, has ended without any re- was born in 1857, was educated at Asiatic Building, at Charterhouse and joined the 18th aboard would be sent back by the in ball) of the

following these latter gentlemen being at sult. the junction of Queen's-road Cen Hussars in 1876.

first steamer from America and | points:---- According to

present out of work.

The statement of the Tass agency tral and Pedder-street was fared "Who's Who," he je: G.C.V.O.; severely punished.--Reuter,

China and Bussia immediately to The Kowloon Football Club can-declares that M. Dovgalevsky, on suspend military movements on the [There was a dramatic delay as the K.C.Y.O.; K.C.B.; C.B.; C.V.O.; LL.D.

not allow their nearest and dear-July 29, urged upon Mr. A. Hen- FR. G. Grand Gross Alfonsa XIL; at Friedrichshafen for America.

Chevalier Order of Christ of Graf Zeppelin was leaving her she

Russo-Manchurian frontier, A

for Foreign (Secretary The main discussions in the com-ast rivals in the Sporting World dersen man was seen to jury from the roof ing formal Sino-Russian conference to get all the honours of supple-Affairs) the immediate appointment to the top of the airshin,

to be based on the Russo-Chinese menting the water supply, so they of ambassadors as necessary, of twelve feet. The Zeppelin was and the Russo-Manchurian Agree have arranged for to-morrow an after which the Soviet would be discuss outstanding brought to a standstill. and the cul-

International traffic on the Chin open air concert, with an array of agreeable to prit was soon found inside the gang-

questions in London. way and handed over to the police. ese Eastern Railway to be rester- local artistes, which has never The airship took off easily and speedi- ed immediately..

yet been displayed collectively here

“Impossible” ly disappeared into the darkness.]

Nan Chung Ko News Service, before.. The Kowloon Football

Sun Fo's Views

Mr. Henderson emphatically re- Club feel that they must do some-plied that immediate resumption of thing in the present emergency.

diplomatic rela-

sparks appearing along the wires; and the lift, which was in position on the ground floor, im- mediately refused to function.

"Something Happened"

Late in the evening, however, a few of the "Reds" did get abroad, venturing into the Chinese quarters at the western end of the city with a lot of literature and even cartoons of a more or less Communistic Hundreds of people in the nature. Some advocated general streets looked up at the A.P.C. boycotts, whilst others contained the offices and inquired where the ngual "Red" slogans,

thunderbolt had fallen. Members of the A.P.C. staff, on the other hand, opened their windows and looked into the street to ascertain what had happened.

But the Police were prepared for these would-be disturbers of the peace, plain-clothes men having been posted at all points at which they were likely to turn up, throughout the day.

Derision of Crowd

When the windows were open- ed, those on the Queen's-road pavements became even more cer- tain that something had happen- That these Communists have now ed." Then somebody painted to practically no sympathy from the one of the panes of the glass and Chinese public generally, was shown metal windows and shouted' glee- by the derision of a crowd which fully "That was struck by light- witnessed the arrest of four of hing." In fact, that pane (on one these disciples of strife in the of the lower floors, near the west vicinity of Sincere's late last even- end of the building) was broken Ing. They enjoyed to the fall what some days ago. little fun they could get out of the chase of the "Reds," which was. however, a very tame affair because the Communists were not as fiery us their, chosen colour.

Telephones 011 part of the second floor of Asiatic Building were also affected. Sparks ap- peared, but the instruments were st usable. the wires having been saved, probably, by the "lightning arresters" fitted with telephones.

-PRISON OUTBREAK

Leavensworth (Kansas),

Yesterday.

Seven prisoners are reported to

In fact, they showed a very pro- nounced streak of yellow, a great eagerness to save their own skins. and promptly "reached high up for the skies" with both hands when they saw the Policemen's guns, which were drawn with the object) of scaring their quarry into submis- sion. That there had Dever been have been killed in a riot in the any intention to shoot was demon- Federal Penitentiary. This is the strated by the fact that in a few of fourth prison outbreak within the "Reds" a tint of pink so pre-week.-Reuter's American Service. dominated over the yellow that they decided to "chance a shot" by mak- ing a bolt for freedom, which they did successfully.

was

A Band of Tem

certain that after the

а

Grand Cross Order of Dannebrog Order of Merit Chile; Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer of Greece; Order of the Crown of Bel- gium; Cross of Commander of Legion of Honour. Other distinctions in- clude:-Knighthood, 1909; baronetcy, 1822.

The Chief Scout is the sixth son

distance

of Rev. Professor Baden-Powell, of THE “KING EDWARD"

Lord Baden Powell

RUMOUR OF ITS BEING PULLED DOWN DENIED-

OFFICIAL INFORMATION.

A so-called authoritative report to

ment of 1924.

The

Shanghai, Yesterday. (Japanese) Rengo

news

On the Tennis Courts

British-Russian

tions was impossible and that the British Government proposed, first,

agency reports from Peking that in an interview with Pressmen, Mr.

Hence a concert on the tennis to open negotiations on all con- Sun Fo, the Railways Minister, courts at which it is hoped hun troversial questions not later than made a statement that China intends dreds will he present and will be August 14 and had invited a Soviet to conduct negotiations with the drenched in a shower adding at delegation to London for that pur- least six inches to the supplies,

the effect that the King Edward Hotel | $8606068scocessscode was to be pulled down and a new build- ing erected on the site was investigated

by the "China Mail" this morning.

The Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Company who are the mortgagees of the building when in- terviewed by our representative said that they had received no intimation from the owners to that effect. "The. report is all wrong" said the Secre- tary, "and there is no reason why the building should be pulled down. The walls are all right. Of course what was burnt will have to be repaired."..

Owners' Version

MORE RAIN

This morning's report from the Royal Observatory states: Pressure is highest over S. Japan, and relatively low over. Tongking. A depression is in- dicated between the Ladrones and the Bonins,

Forecast:-S.W. winds, mo- derate; cloudy, occasional rain.

pose.

and causing Tytamtuk to fill up M. Dovgalevsky, on July 31, rapidly from overflow from Tytam, handed to Mr. Henderson, the For- Wongneichong. and subsidiary eign commissariat's reply, noting

sources.

that

the "British Government Should it rain hard,

as every-were unable or unwilling to restore one hopes, the concert will be normal relations, otherwise they postponed. Should the manage-would not have advanced as a pre- ment of the Kowloon Football liminary condition thereto that Club be unlucky and have a fine complex. controversial questions, starry night, then we shall hear like mutual claims and counter- and see all that is best in local claims must be settled.". talent, so I have been informed,

Granted a fine night, which we don't want, until the 1,000 million gallons' mark is reached at Ty- tamtuk, we shall see our genial Hon. Secretary, A. W. Eastman, "blowing round" he having re-

A visit to the China Land Investment Company, who are the owners of the building clicited the fact that the *R*DD50090013288 King Edward Hotel would not be de Soviet on the basis that, while all covered from a very nasty acci molished, and that no new building rights and interests in the Chinese dent which has kept him off duty

would be built on the site...

Deficit

52.53 inches

14.38 inches

DON'T WASTE WATER!.

Lisist on One Point

sents. Mr. Walker will be there

The note added:

"This new circumstances, which was not provided for in the Bri- tish Note of July 17, necessitates new and special consideration of the question. Therefore the Foreign Commissariat is obliged to request further instructions from the Presidium and Central Executive Courtiles of the U.96.R., whose dierte regular plenary session will consider the new British proposals.”

to stop all trains, and Mr. Smith Foreign Office Statement also will hear something · · hɛ'd

The Foreign Office, in a state- Peking, Yesterday,

rather not the next day should ment confirms the fact that the Mr. Sun Fo. Minister of Railways, one train as much as proceed to conversations between Mr. Hender- in a statement to Chinese Pressmen, moorings during the concert in-son and M. Dovgalevsky will said that the Government did not terval, Sir Camference will be not be continued for the present, question the fact that, according to in his usual position, watching and says that Mr. Henderson, in China and Rusala were the joint members books, which the Chair-made it clear that & responsible re- the Russo-Manchurian Agreement, all the signatures to visiting Club his original invitation to the Soviet owners of the Chinese Eastern Railman has so tactfully conveyed to presentative would be welcomed way, but the one point on which all sister Clubs, China must hold was that it would no longer be possible to allow Russia to have a hand in the management

“We have no fixed plans yet, but it Eastern Railway will be placed this week, and genial. Tom is quite likely that the damaged parts under Chinese and Russian joint Bradford, doyen of all Chairmen. of the building will have to be repaired ownership. the administrative power showing pretty ladies and their Oxford and Langton Manor, Kent, and soon and the entire building will be over the railway shall be taken husbands and friends into their Henrietta Grace, daughter of Adoniral divided into rooms to be let out for W. II. Smyth, K.S.F.

over by China-Reuter. offices." Baden Powell married Olave, In view of the statements made by duughter of Harold Soantes, Lilliput, the parties most concerned, the public Dorset, and they had one son and two will not yet see "one of the imposing scare they

daughters. lay low for the rest of the night.

Adjutant. he served with the buildings." spring up on the present That discretion as the best part

Rald on Boarding House 18th Hussars in India, Afghanistan, site, and the clairvoyant who made. of valour was uppermost in all of

Then, acting on

that prediction will accordingly be dis and South Africa; served on Information, Staff as Assistant Mil. Sexy, South appointed. them shows by the entire Detective Sergeant Mottram and a absence of any attempt on their some detectives visited the Hung land, 1888 (despatches): Assist. Mil. 0000088888888902eeee

Africa,

1887-89; operations in Zula- part to resist or defy the Hon boarding house in the Central Seev, Malta, 1890-93; special service guardians of the law. They just district and there arrested

Ashanti, in

in command of native Levies, To-day's rainfall 0.76 inch scurried like a lot of rabbits, and man who is evidently one of the

1395 (star,

brevet Lieut.-Col); Chief

with a view to discussing the most those who could not run fast enough "Red" leaders and probably the man lard,

Star Officer, campaign in Matabele

1929 rainfall 1996-97

.38.15 inches

A Dream of Melody

expeditious procedure for settling surrendered without fuse.

(despatches, brevet from whom the distributors got Col.); Colonel of Irregular Horse,

outstanding questions, including Should the weather he propiti- debts and propaganda. Though Average their "stock in trade." In his room South Africa; promoted from 13tb

of the railway, as its management ous, the concert will be a dream the Soviet reply was somewhat am- Hussars to command of 5th Drageon There was a band of ten Com- were

found a large quantity of Guards, 1897; Lieut.-Col command.

under the Russians had been respon- of melody. Should it rain, as we biguous it was presumed that M. manists busy in the vicinity of Sin-pamphlets, leaflets and cartoons, all ing 5th Dragoon Guards, 1897-99; de-

sible for the extensive Red pro-hope, as only it can rain here. Dovgalevaky was authorised to dis cere's last evening. They went about of which were taken possession of fence of Maisking, 1899-1900 (pro- mcted Mai-Gen.: despatches); opera-

paganda in Manchuria against we expect that the President, cass procedure. each with a big armful of literature by the Police.

Chinese sovereignty and Chinese Chairman and Hon. Secretary of Mr. Henderson told M. Dovgalev- which they distributed in a half- The Police were far from satisfied tions Transvaal, 100-1901 (soossssssssse institutions. Nan Chung Kuo News the Football Club will receive full sky the he was anxious, dur-

patches, C.B.); organis hearted and far from effective man with this coup, however, because Constabulary: Inspector-General of S.

honoura, and, at a future investi-ing the parliamentary recess, to ner by throwing big batches at a they decided that this man must African Constabulary, 1900-1909; In-

ture, be promoted Lords Pluvius, create machinery, dealing with the time into doorways and on the pave have a lieutenant somewhere. Ac spector-General of Cavalry, 1908-7;

Rainbow and Aqua, these latter debts claims, trade, etc., so as to ment amongst the sleeping coolies. cordingly a couple of detectives were brian Territorial Division, 1908; re-

Lieut-Gen. commanding Northum

Tokyo, Yesterday, Reuter learns that the tentative honours being very much coveted.seek authority, when Parliament Those of the latter who were still detailed to lie in wait for him. He tired, 1910; Colonel-in-Chief 18/18th

suggestion of Mr. H. L. Stimson So a full-house is expected to reassembled, in October for an ex- awake were too lazy even to reach turned up about an hour later and Hussars,

The sixth annual international (the U.S.A.' Secretary of State) morrow at the concert. The price change of Ambassadors, even if out for the leaflets! A few urchins was promptly placed under arrest.

He founded the organisation of Convention of negro peoples of for the establishment of a six-Power of admission, including a lady complete settlement of all outstand- picked up a few to make paper aero. He protested that he was there to mote good citizensis uides to grow the world, organised by Marcus commission of conciliation to extend friend, is the modest dollar. ing questions were not reached.

in the rising planes and boats which they floated via bia friend, and if the latter

The statement concludes that the Garvey, opened with Divine Ser- the good offices of the Powers to Should it rain, should it pour, in the water in the gutter!

had any Communistic leanings he His publications Include:-Pig-vice and later a long procession Two Chinese detectives who him nothing, however, and he was Vedeite, 1890, Cavalry Instruction,

unaware of it. This avalled sticking or log-hunting, 1589; Recon- of delegates paraded the main China and the Soviet is held in you will have the satisfaction of Government has taken note that the contributing to the discharge of Soviet will consider the new pro- abeyance. Scouting, 1890;treets-Reuter and watched under cover for a while marched to Police Headquartere, 1895; The Downfall of Prempeh,

This is understood to be mainly the very high water rate, which aposals at their next session-Reu- suddenly revealed themselves, and where he is now safely behind lock 1896; The Matabele Campaign, 1800;

due to Japan's expressed conviction continuous use of the tanks, water ter

Further Details then the game was up as far as the and key with the other five. "Beds"

that any form of international in boats, etc., would have entafled on Aids to Scouting, 1899; Sport in Wat

A British Wireless message states were concerned. They

1000; Sketches in Mafeling and East

tercession is superfluous et the pre- the Colony's finances. But should promptly dropped what pamphlets

Formally Charged

Africa, 1907; Scouting for Boys,

sent stage of the crisis.

the weather be fine and now we that it appears that the original in- 1908; Quick Training for War,

1914

Japan's contention is that the have passed the one million unit vitation to the Soviet Government My Advantures as a the Hung Hon boarding house was dian Memories, 1915; The Wolf Cabs Lord Rosebery's estate has been between the two disputants are otherwise-we shall see the Kow dan

Spy, 1916, In-It was announced to-day that prospects of a direct settlement mark, there is no reason to hope was to send representative to Lon- formally charged before Mr. E. W. Handbook, 1916; Girl Hamilton, at the Central Magis- Aids. to Scoutmastereding, 1917; proved at $1,371,000-Reuter

The invitation was in the follow- good, for which reason it is in loon Football Club at home to all necessary to offer outside assistance, and sundry. Messrs. Walker, ing terms:

Bradford, Eastman, Smith, Bond, His Majesty's Government in the Reuter.

Beach, Marks, Bell, Brown, Jeeves, didered the existing state of the re- United Kingdom have carefully cons Spary and many others will be lations between this country and the there to give you for a good even-Union of the Socialist Soviet Republic Ing.

they still had in their possession and scattered in all directions.

The "Feel" of a Revolver

was

The first man to be arrested in

generation,

1908.

naissance

1920; Old

Wolf's Favourites. 1021; What Scouts Sergeant Mottram produced some can do, 1981; Rovering to Success, 1922; Piga:leking (revised edition),

NEGRO CONVENTION

Kingston (Jamaica)

Yesterday

BIG ESTATE

London, Yesterday.

The detectives picked up some of tracy, this morning, the leaflets for "exhibits" and then gave chase. A Chinese constable ou of the leaflets and cartoons, the lat 1924 Exhibited Sculpture in Royal handed to the Prince of Wales at point duty stopped one of the fugiter of which were inspected with Academy, 1907 Recreations: pig- the Jamboree, a cheque for £10,000 tives by calmly pulling out his interest by the Magistrate, who, sticking (winter of Kadir Cup), golf, to establish a fund to promote in- revolver and pressing it against the however, mace no comment, polo, big-geme shouting

ternational friendship among boys. man's ribs. The "feel" of the re- The Sergeant asked for a week's volver's muzzle caused this fellow formal remand in order to send the Immediately to throw up his hands documents to the Secretarist for and promise to go quietly. He Chinese Affairs to be translated, and this morning, it was stated at York was in the lead of a batch of forr.

his Worship granted the application House that the Prince of Wales

Seeing their leader give up so Bail was, of course, refused. promptly, the others hesitated for a

It is understood that the four few seconds. An Indian constable who came from a side street seized distributors and the other man ar one and he submitted like amb rested in the Hung Hon boarding The other two attempted to resume house will be taken before the Court their run, but the detectives, who to-morrow morning.

had by now almost caught up with them, called out that they would fire

if they did not stop.

The threat of being pumped with lead was enough to cause these two

to turn cold. They stood still and

arrested. The

NO BLOODSHED

The Prince of Wales

London, Yesterday Despite & gale and torrential rain

would this afternoon carry out his Birkenhead, from Hendon. intention to fly to the Jamboree at

LOCAL SCOUTS.

Concert in St. Patrick's Club Next Week

Catholic Cathedral) Boy Sconte

The 16th Hong Kong Group

Service.

Conciliation or Not?

JAPAN'S ARMY

IMPORTANT PROMOTIONS &

APPOINTMENTS

The Programme

and are prepared to re-establish the normal machinery of diplomatic rela- tions between Great Britain and the Unton of the Socialist Soviet Republic The following is the pro- on the understanding that reciprocal

COST:

gramme:

Part I. WAR OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1 The Brunswick Band

2--MY R. McA Keown (Baritone);

Song Selected 8. Mr. 0. B. Good

Shanghai, To-day.

A telegram from Tokyo states "A Very Reverend Gentleman H. R. H's Scout Equipment the Patron of which is His Lord that the War Office announces a 4-The Aloha Berenaders. The Prince of Wales lew to ship the Rt. Rev. Bishop 11.number of important military ap 5.Mrs. Cairns (Contralto);

Song Hooton from whence he motored to Valtorta, D.D., is holding a conpointments and promotions, in-6-Mr. V. C. Labrum "Himself the Arrowe Park Jamboree, bring cert in-2

Part IL

ing brilliant sunshine following a St. Patrick night's gale and torre

Few Arrests Reported

in Europe?

The Prince is ape under canvas with

oqui

Fondon Reuters corres

Chase was over in less than a 100 Europe indicate

varda

The

by taking, advan

tage of dark alde lanes, succeeded in making good their escape, but it'

Food and Cor known New

York

the Group Funds at cluding that of Lent General Jiro

· Club's concert hall, Minami, Vice-Chief of the General The umawick Band.

1 on Wednesday even- Staff, who has been appointed toe Lemb, Song ng at 9 o'clock

succeed General Hanzo Kanaya as The Aloha Serenaders Scoutmaster, M D W Commander-in-Chiefs in Korea, who

orzas the

appointed to the Supreme

Council, Lieut-General

Okamoto will ud

Kinami

Selected.

JMY. A L Jeeves

Selected. “Inimitable”

Mr. R MAK

Song The Brunswick Band..

God Save the King.

Mr. R

Keown

Selected

Baldwin

rights and duties, which international law recognises can incumbent on atater in their relations with one an- other, subsist between this country and the Union of the Socialist Savlet Republic. To this effect His Majesty's Government invite the Government of the Union of Socialist Soviet Repub- lie to send a responsible representa- tive to London in order to discuss with the Foreign Secretary, the means for reaching, 28 rapidly as possible, 'e friendly and mutually satisfactory settlement of outstanding question's between the two countries including those relating to propaganda. Big Demonstrations

London, Lesterday. Big demonstrations were held all Over Russie and half a million par aded in Moscow, when protestà

General Saburo Sato is NB It ind interest to note that were uttered against "the British the Brunswick Band is a unique com Government's attitude to regard to bination of Mr. Bequeira and his seven the Bussian-British Negotiations." Bons.This Band will shortly be beard

ng Cenaral.

Il be Military. Attache at Pek

admissio

Fond Brunswick Records

Renter